Web 2.0 for Spring!

   One of my new favorite sites is the Behavior Management site called Class Dojo, which can be found at http://www.classdojo.com/ . Once you have created your class, you can keep track of your students' positive and negative behaviors by giving them "dojo's". The program keeps track of the positive/negative behaviors and will then create a report that you can print off or email to parents ( a nice alternative. to behavior charts) You can also keep track of the class as a whole. This can be displayed on a whiteboard for the class to see or just brought up on the teacher's computer. I have seen K students walk up to their teacher and ask that a "dojo" be added to another student for positive behavior!

   Another site I would like to share is www.spellingcity.com.  Teachers can create and save spelling and vocabulary lists and then use these lists for tests/games. Some vocabulary lists are already created so you can use those as well. There is also a paid subscription version available where students can login and take their tests online!
   Still reading? I have saved one of the best for last! www.storybird.com  On this site, students select illustrations from various artists who have donated their work to the site. They can then create an electronic storybook. Teachers can then embed these books onto their webpages to share with others. Their is also a feature where students can ask others to take turns in writing the stories with them. This is one of the sites I talk about in my 3 Cool Tools for Individual/Collab. Projects class being offered this summer through Model Schools.